lijf
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch lijf, from Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.
Pronunciation
Noun
lijf n (plural lijven, diminutive lijfje n)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology
From Old Dutch līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb.
Noun
lijf n
- body
- life (being alive)
- life (course of life)
- life force
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “lijf”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lijf”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Noun
lijf
- Alternative spelling of lyf
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